Undercover with the Christian Right

Rolling Stone by Matt Taibbi | May. 1, 2008 (Special Report)

In this excerpt from his new book, Matt Taibbi shares his experiences at a Hagee's boot camp for new converts.

By the end of the weekend I realized how quaint was the mere suggestion that Christians of this type should learn to "be rational" or "set aside your religion" about such things as the Iraq War or other policy matters. Once you've made a journey like this -- once you've gone this far -- you are beyond suggestible. It's not merely the informational indoctrination, the constant belittling of homosexuals and atheists and Muslims and pacifists, etc., that's ... Full Story »

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by Shibi Emmanuel - Oct. 1, 2008

Engagingly written, however falls short on fairness and depth. Witty and sharp comments about what goes on typically in an evangelist camp is quite accurate and makes good reading. However, lack of empathy with any of persons described here indicates a disconnect and ultimately the final conclusions that evangelical outfits are wearing all kinds of blinds can be ascribed to the article itself as the writing is itself a product of looking at a group with colored lenses of a die hard liberal atheist.